Dish



.June 21, 1938. P, s. DONCHlA-N 2,121,654

' DISH Filed Aug. 2, 1937 2 sheets-sheet 1 June .21, 1938. P. s. DONCHIAA -DIsH Filed Aug. 2, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 21, 1938 IUNITED STATES PATENT, orties 7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in dishes or the like.

One object of this invention is to provide a dish of novel andattractive appearance by forming the border of the dish with a series ofpentagonal panels either by themselves or in combination withrectangular panels.

With the above and otherobjects in view, as will appear to those skilledin the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes allfeatures in the said disclosure which are novel over the' prior art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain ways of carrying out theinvention are shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating a dish made in accordance with oneembodiment of the inven tion; f

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modied form of dish;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a still further modied form of dish;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View on line 6--6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is still another modified form of dish;

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 7; and

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the

dish or plate 20 has a center portion 2l and an outwardly and upwardlysloping border or border rim 22 formed of ten plane pentagonal panels23, although any desired number of pentagonal panels may be used to formthe border of a dish.

The form of dish 24 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 has a center portion 25 and aborder 26 formed of alternate plane pentagonal panels 23 and planerectangular panels 21, the total number of panels in the particular dishillustrated being ten.

The dish 28 illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 has a center portion 29surrounded by a border 3U formed of six pentagonal panels 23.

The dish 3l illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 has a center portion 32surrounded by a border 33 formed of three pentagonal panels 23alternated with three rectangular panels 21.

The dish 34 illustrated in Fig. 9 has a pentagonal-shaped center portion35 surrounded by a border 36 having ve pentagonal panels 23.

Inithe dish 31 illustrated in Fig. 10, the center portion 38 issurrounded by a border 39 consisting of four groups or pairs 48 ofpentagonal panels 23 with four rectangular panels 21 separating thegroups of pentagonal panels.

In the form of dish 4| illustrated in Fig. 11, the center portion 42 issurrounded by a border 43 having two end groups or pairs 44 ofpentagonal panels 23 and four single pentagonal panels 23, the saidpairs of panels and single panels being separated from one another byrectangular panels 21.

In the form of dish 45 illustrated in Fig. l2, the center portion 46 issurrounded by a border 41 having two end groups 48 of three pentagonalpanels 23 and two single pentagonal panels 23, the said groups of panelsand single panels being separated from one another by rectangular panels21.

The form of dish 49 illustrated in Fig. 13 has a center portion 50surrounded by a border 5| formed of two end groups 52 of threepentagonal panels 23 and four'single pentagonal panels 23, the saidgroups and single panels being separated from one another by rectangularpanels 21.

The dish 53 illustrated in Fig. 14 has a center portion 54 surrounded bya border 55 having two opposite end groups 56 of three pentagonal panels23 and twoside groups 51 of twoV pentagonal panels 23, with rectangularpanels 21 separating all of the groups.

The dish 58 illustrated in Fig. 15`has a center portion 59 surrounded bya border 60 having two 'end groups 6l of four pentagonal panels 23, eachgroup being separated by a rectangular panel 21.

The dish 62 illustrated in Fig. 16 has a center portion 63 surrounded bya border 64 having two end groups 65 of four pentagonal panels 23 andtwo single pentagonal panels 23, the groups and single panels beingseparated from one another by rectangular panels 21.

In the dish 66 illustrated in Fig. 17, the center portion 61 issurrounded by a border 68 formed of two end groups 69 of ve pentagonalpanels 23, each group being separated by a rectangular panel 21.

The dishes or the like to which the present invention relates may, ifdesired, be made of moulded material such as china or the like, as inFigs. 1 and 2. Suitable material for making the dishes includes paper,cardboard, metal, bakelite, urea formaldehyde, china, glass, etc. Thepentagonal panels are preferably in the form of regular plane pentagonswhere feasible, as in cases where less than ten plane pentagons areemployed in making the border of a dish. Where ten or more planepentagons are used, the base angles of the plane pentagons are madesomewhat smaller than in the case of a true' regular plane pentagon inorder that the border-rim of the dish shall have an upward slope. Therectangular panels are preferably square.

By referring to Figs. l to 4 inclusive, it lwill be observed thatalthough the form of invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 has the samenumber of border panels as that illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the flareor upward-outward slope of the border is less in Fig. 2 than it is inFig. 4. This is due to the fact that the substitution of the rectangularpanels 2l in place of corresponding pentagonal panels has a tendency toraise r give a greater slope to the border.

By referring to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be seen that by making the borderof six pentagonal panels instead of the ten illustrated in the dishshown in Figs. 1 and 2, that the upward slope of the panels is greaterthan in the dish of Figs. 1 and 2. In other words, as the pentagonalpanels which form the border are reduced in number, the border has agreater upward slope. And by in*- creasing the number of pentagonalpanels, the slope is reduced.

By substituting the rectangular panels in the dish of Figs. 7 and 8 forthree of the pentagonal panels of the dish of Figs. 5 and 6, it will benoted that the effect of the substitution of the rectangular panels inplace of the pentagonal panels is to increase the upward slope of theborder, as will be seen by comparing Figs. 6 and 8.

Figs. 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9 illustrate three different dishes having -bordersformed exclusively of pentagonal panels-the first instance, ten panels,the second instance, six, and the third instance, five. But it will beappreciated that any other desired number of panels may be used.Likewise, Figs. 3, 4, '7 and 8 illustrate two different dishes, theborder of each being formed of alternate pen-- tagonal and rectangularpanels. In one instance, a total of ten panels is used, and in theother, a total of six panels is used, although, of course, any greateror less even number of panels may be used, as desired.

Figs. l0 to 17 inclusive illustrate a few of the many other arrangementsof border panels that may be used.

The invention may be carried out in other specificV ways than thoseherein set forth without departing from the spirit and essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are,therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A dish or the like, comprising: a center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panels,each inner and outer surface of each pentagonal panel being in the formof a pentagon, each inner surface pentagon having a base edge joined tosaid center portion, and said base edges lying substantially in a commonplane.

2. A dish or the like, comprising: a center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panels,each inner and outer surface of each pentagonal panel being in the formof a pentagon, each inner surface pentagon having a base edge joined tosaid center portion, and said base edges lying substantially in a commonplane.

3. A dish or the like, comprising: a center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panels,certain of which pentagonal panels are separated from one another byrectangular panels, each inner and outer surface of each pentagonalpanel being in the form of a pentagon, each inner surface pentagonhaving a base edge joined to said center portion, and said base edgeslying substantially in a common plane.

4. A dish or the like, comprising: a center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panelswhich are separated from one another by rec- Y tangular panels, eachinner and outer surface of each pentagonal panel being in the form of apentagon, each inner surface pentagon having a base edge joined to saidcenter portion, and said base edges lying substantially in a commonplane.

5. A dish or the like, comprising: a center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panels,certain of which pentagonal panels are contiguous to one another andcertain of which are separated from one another by rectangular panels,each inner and outer surface of each pentagonal panel being in the formof a pentagon, each inner surface pentagon having a base edge joinedtosaid center portion, and said base edges lying substantially in acommon plane.

6.A dish or the like, comprising: aV center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panels,certain of which pentagonal panels are arranged contiguous to oneanother in groups which are separated by rectangular panels, each innerand outer surface of each pentagonal panel being in the form of apentagon, each inner surface pentagon having a base edge joined to saidcenter portion, and said base edges lying substantially in a commonplane.

7. A dish or the like, comprising: a center portion; and an outwardlyand upwardly sloping border having a series of planar pentagonal panels,certain of which pentagonal panels are arranged contiguous to oneanother in groups and certain others of which are arranged singly andseparated from one another by rectangular panels, said groups beingseparated from certain of said single pentagonal panels by rectangularpanels, each inner and outer surface of each pentagonal panel being inthe form of a pentagon, each inner surface pentagon having a base edgejoined to said center portion, and said base edges lying substantiallyin a common plane.

PAUL S. DONCHIAN.

